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If you are a "non-responder or OpenID-er" which to me means I have no way of responding to a comment that you've left, please leave a way for me to get in touch with you, especially if you're participating in a blog give-away or if you are asking for information or links.
By leaving your email within your comment, I can find you. I realize that this is sometimes a scary thing to do with scams and all but if you disguise the email as say.....
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this is the perfect way to hide from the unwanted eye. So please help me out if you are one of the non-responders.
Thank you, in advance.....Ravelly Rhonda!!

Feb 28, 2011

March - "Lazy Hearts" BOM

February is almost over, can you believe that? I'm posting a little early with the March BOM. Remember to look for the instructions to this block on my Sidebar.
I'm still having Internet problems....so bare with me!
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Take a look at what Cindy and her daughter have been up to.  Remember, they decided to not use the "Lettering" for the calendar look.






Here's the look with calendar lettering.

Feb 27, 2011

Bet You Don't.....

I'll bet you don't know what this plant is called.......well maybe you do but I sure didn't until just recently.
Take a guess of what this is by leaving a comment.  Don't cheat by looking it up on the Internet...LOL
 Those who get it right will be put in my "HAT" for a quick give-away which is a surprise.

Feb 26, 2011

Lookie, Lookie

WOW! I got a package ..... no make that box in the mail today from my swap buddy Debbie  in Kentucky ...... OMG!
The box was stuffed with goodies.  Our theme was chickens but we could deviate somewhat.  Debbie knew that I'm into gardening and canning so she did a spin-off on that.
I am thrilled, ecstatic, wowed and love everything    thank you Debbie!!!
I'll be planting very soon.

Old Westerns Memories

Just click on the link above and take a walk down memory lane. I know you will enjoy the mini clips of all the old actors.

Feb 25, 2011

Happy Surprise

Look at what I found while searching for spools of thread! 
The first is a variation of Jacob's Ladder that a group of us made at a retreat to trade. It was fun but intense.  I'm thinking of making a table topper out of these four.
Next, there this Stack and.....I forget exactly which method I used.  But I do remember that I had to buy a fabric whose design repeated about every 8 to 12 inches.  I've got lots of these so I'll sew them together for a small throw.  I think I need to go looking for thread more often.




Feb 24, 2011

Word Play

I love words and the way we use them and interpret them......Enjoy and please take on offense because none was intended.

  • To write with a broken pencil is pointless
  • When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate
  • When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, .......U.C.L.A.
  • The professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes was on shaky ground
  • The batteries were given out free of charge
  • A dentist and a manicurist married.  They fought tooth and nail
  • A will is a dead giveaway
  • A boiled egg is hard to beat
  • If you take your laptop for a run you could joy your memory
  • In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes
  • Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end
  • Acupuncture - a jab well done

Feb 23, 2011

In To It

Lately, I've gotten interested in "mug rugs"..........you know, a little coaster for your mug except bigger....... I got the idea from another blogger......would give her credit but can't remember who it was.....sorry about that. My latest "mug rug" was don't on my embroidery machine.....I was actually able to get 2 designs in the hoop....if you really knew me, you'd know how difficult that was......LOL The "face" design needed a little something so I added decorative stitching for hair and then straight stitching to fill in everything else......now all I need to do is get it hemmed and ironed.
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Feb 18, 2011

3 Men and a Big Boar

True story:

I live in a small community and am surrounded by cousins, friends close family. The other evening around dusk, I heard a commotion in my cousin's hay field. At first I ignored it but as time past I donned a light jacket, boots, cap and my trusty shotgun and walk over to investigate.
So that I don't embarrass them, I'll reference them as Bro.1 (the oldest - 60ish), Bro.2 (50ish) and Bro.3 (30ish) Here's the scene. The brothers had rigged up a hog trap out of some sort of metal panels and some hapless hog was now trapped inside....so the brothers are trying to figure out a way to get the hog into a cow trailer to be transported to out local hog dealer, for lack of a better description. So here's where all the fun comes in......
Bro.2: Hey, why don't we try to turn him towards the trailer?
Bro.1: What do you think we've been tryin' to do for the past hour.....he shouted?
Bro.2: Well I'm only tryin' to help.
 Bro.1 is muttering to himself - "%$&*!~>*}
I caught some of the words but can repeat them in mixed company....LOL
Bro.2: Here's a thought, you (meaning Bro.1) could get in the pen with that board we got in my truck and hold it in front of you and guide him in the trailer.
Bro.3: Man, are you crazy...that hog is quick and now he's mad, it ain't gonna work. Don't do it.
Bro:1: Don't worry cause I'm not gettin' in a pen with many wild hog......why don't you get in Bro.2?
Bro.2: I would but I'm not as young as I use to be.
Laughs
Bro.3: Nobody's as young as they use to be....that didn't make any sense, fool.
Bro.1: Stop talkin' and think, it's gettin' late and I haven't eaten all day.
Bro.2: Here we go! Blame it on me, why don't you. It ain't my fault you didn't stop to eat a lunch.

By now, if you've ever heard of "hog wild," that's what the trapped hog is acting. He's chargin' the pen, snorting, his head is down, eyes red, beady and wild. The hairs at his neck are standing straight up and spiked. He is nearly glowing with unleashed rage..... I'm thinking of pointing that out to the brothers when the hog charges straight for a weaken link in the pen......OMG.....
I did offer my shotgun and Bro.1 said, "Don't tempt me."
They finally decide to rope the big critter.....I'm thinking there's going to be trouble with a capital "T"
Bro.1 is the best at roping but for some reason Bro.3 decided to try is hand at it........30 tries later and a lot of swearing Bro. 1 wrestles the rope away to give it a shot.
Bingo! The hog is roped....sort of......by the right front hoof.......oh dear.
I am nearly doubled over with laughter and the 3 attempt to drag the hog into the trailer.
The hog is having none of it.  He is snorting, trying to back.....well, he is backing up and pulling 3 grown men with him.....where is my camera, you might ask......back at the home......shoot!
With one hoof at an awkward position high in the air beside he head, this hog is a force to be reconin' with.  His tusks are mean looking and the squealing sounds are enough to raise the dead.
After about 10 minutes of wrestling with the hog....the guys finally get the upper hand and maneuvers the hog into the trailer and slammed the gate.
 Whew!
I asked if Bro:1 wanted a sandwich but he turned me down with a weak shake of his head.  All the brothers slumped into the truck with the trailered hog and drove off to the sale.
Later on, Bro.3 told me that the hog weighed in at 260 lbs. They made a pretty penny and finally ate something in town.
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Feb 17, 2011

Just a Thought

I'm no Spring Chicken anymore but I done seem to realize it. I get plenty of sleep, try to eat healthy, drink water and manage to get in a little exercise. I, also laugh a lot.....even at myself.....I communicate often with my wonderful "sisters of the heart" girlfriends and with the older folks in my community.....they need a little love, too. When I visit my doctor, the first thing he asks me is, "How are you feeling?" My reply always is, "I feel great and I'm on top of the world!" He is always amazed at my attitude.......he says he rarely sees any patient who is this positive. So I just wanted to say is.......try to have a positive attitude, do something encouraging to yourself and others each day and stay in touch with your friends and family even if it's only via phone or email. Enjoy life!
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Feb 13, 2011

Timeless Treasures

Timeless Treasures is the name of this fabric produced in 2003....now how did I know that.....it's on the selvage edge.....LOL
This fabric reminds me of June Cleaver and Donna Reed.....makes me think of grandma and muffins!
I might make an apron out of this and applique a border onto a T-towel...what do you think?

Feb 12, 2011

Gift Horse......and All!

I'm not looking this "gift horse" in the mouth......as you all may recall, I've been having computer....no make that Internet problems.......redirecting problems........*((&^^&$^&(#~)) in other words...ugly thoughts.
Anyway just a few minutes ago, I decided to try to log onto my blog again.......and what do you know
it worked...........I have no idea what happened but decided to post while I can.  Who knows what will happen in the next minute, hour, day......

Ayden's visit with GoGo was loads of fun and GoGo teased her about that hair.



Thought I show off one of the fabrics I'm using in the latest apron from Val.  I really love this one and remarkably, it wasn't hard to cut into it.....LOL  

Feb 10, 2011

Absolutely Frustrated

I am sending out an SOS to all my blogging friends. I'm posting via Picasa because each time I attempt to log in to my blog it jumps to a redirecting loop.........EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkk! What is going on? Can't anyone out there in blogger-land help me out of this loop before I lose the rest of my little mind? Before you answer that, let me just say that I've done all the "help" advice.....the cookie thing, the script thing, rebooting, de-bugging, cleaners, ALL of it...&*#$(&%(*)_$)*~#$%^&*(> Help!!!!! Help!!! Help!
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Feb 7, 2011

Lookie

I found this little package in my stash....don't know when it got there but I do have plans.
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Feb 5, 2011

Through It All & Other Things


Today is my brother's birthday or was. Brother David, that was my nickname for him, was ill all of his life but most of the time you'd never know it.  Not the outside world anyway.  He was a fighter from beginning to end, eighteen months behind me and we fought like cats and dogs as siblings often do. 
Several bloggers with young children had commented about the fighting and their worries of when it would let up.........I laughed and shared me experiences with my brother, the fights, the words, everything but through it all we loved each other and would never allow another to speak ill of the other.....
I miss my brother whose be gone for many years now.  I still laugh at things he'd said or done and all the fun we had fishing and doing chores.
Happy Birthday, Brother David!  I know he's absent from the body.....present with the Lord!

On another note, it's the day before Super Bowl....what to do, what to do.....well, I was digging through my fabric and found this little UFO that I was going to do something with but as things happen, it got pushed to the side and now I have no clue as to what I was going to do.........oh me!


Lookie at what I've gone and purchased to add to my scissor collection.  Isn't she cute and stylish. Perfect for my small scissor clippings.

Here's my BOM blocks to share so far.  Check out my sidebar to get instructions to the "Lazy Hearts" blocks.

Feb 4, 2011

Wintry Friday in February

It's strange...this weather here in central Texas....normally the temperature at this time is about 35 to 47 degrees but for some reason this whole week, Mother Nature decided to give us very cold, wet and snowy weather. 
Don't get me wrong, I'm retired with nowhere to be each day, so life is good.  But the people who have to go out to work like say Dallas and Ft. Worth....well they are having quite a time of it......snow and ice are not something we central to southern Texan are use to for the most part.  So our weather people are all over the television giving a blow by blow account of snow coverage.
Everyone is sort of worried about the Super Bowl folks but I'm thinking that this type of weather is commonplace for some of them.....no offense to anyone, mind you....I'm just stating my opinion. 
I think everything will go off without too much of a hitch...couldn't be any worse than last year's Texas/OU weekend and the train situation.........just sayin'

Feb 3, 2011

Mug Rug

 


I decided to get in on the fun of "mug rug" making and made this cute little number for Valentine.  It measures 7 inches by 10 inches.  I love to drink tea and I really love the larger mugs.  I decided to practice my hand embroidery skills as well as some machine stitches.
Mom will probably see this one and want one for herself.  I'll have to come up with a design for the month of March......hummmmmm!

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